Computex 2011 – SlashGearhttps://www.slashgear.com
The Definitive Guide to Tech and CarsFri, 09 Dec 2016 17:31:29 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.74555266Zotac Zbox Mini-PC offers VIA Nano X2 dual-core powerhttps://www.slashgear.com/zotac-zbox-mini-pc-offers-via-nano-x2-dual-core-power-07157550/
https://www.slashgear.com/zotac-zbox-mini-pc-offers-via-nano-x2-dual-core-power-07157550/#respondTue, 07 Jun 2011 12:08:23 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=157550In March, we talked about the Zotac Zbox HD-ID11 nettop that was packing in Intel Atom power and more. A new Zbox nettop was unveiled last week during Computex 2011 that is interesting. Unlike the one from March, the new machine packs in a VIA Nano X2 dual-core processor. The little mini computer is aimed at the HTPC user that … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/zotac-zbox-mini-pc-offers-via-nano-x2-dual-core-power-07157550/feed/0157550SlashGear Week in Review – Week 23 2011https://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-week-in-review-week-23-2011-05156872/
https://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-week-in-review-week-23-2011-05156872/#respondSun, 05 Jun 2011 16:12:23 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=156872Welcome to this week’s edition of the SlashGear Week in Review. With Computex 2011 going on there were all sorts of new gadgets and other gear being unveiled at the show and lots more going on during the week. Monday we learned that the Samsung Galaxy S II had sold 1 million units in Korea. That number is a record … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-week-in-review-week-23-2011-05156872/feed/0156872TI OMAP4470 1.8GHz dual-core coming 1H 2012 to take on Kal-El and Intelhttps://www.slashgear.com/ti-omap4470-1-8ghz-dual-core-coming-1h-2012-to-take-on-kal-el-and-intel-02156165/
https://www.slashgear.com/ti-omap4470-1-8ghz-dual-core-coming-1h-2012-to-take-on-kal-el-and-intel-02156165/#commentsThu, 02 Jun 2011 07:00:04 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=156165Texas Instruments has outed its latest OMAP4 platform processor, the OMAP4470, at Computex this week, a dual-core ARM A9 1.8GHz chip intended for smartphones, tablets and ultra-thin notebooks. Designed not only with Android and other Linux OS in mind, but with Windows on ARM – one of the incoming Windows 8 builds – the OMAP4470 takes on not only traditional … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/ti-omap4470-1-8ghz-dual-core-coming-1h-2012-to-take-on-kal-el-and-intel-02156165/feed/2156165LaCie Little Big Disks Thunderbolt Series, Fastest Mobile Storage Demoed At Computex 2011https://www.slashgear.com/lacie-little-big-disks-thunderbolt-series-fastest-mobile-storage-demoed-at-computex-2011-01156308/
https://www.slashgear.com/lacie-little-big-disks-thunderbolt-series-fastest-mobile-storage-demoed-at-computex-2011-01156308/#commentsWed, 01 Jun 2011 21:29:14 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=156308So now that you’ve picked up a new MacBook Pro or a new iMac, you want to take advantage of that ultra speedy 10Gbps Thunderbolt port. Well, one of Intel’s first partners to release Thunderbolt compatible peripherals is LaCie, and they’ve just demonstrated at Computex 2011 blazing speeds in a daisy chain configuration of its Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Series … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/lacie-little-big-disks-thunderbolt-series-fastest-mobile-storage-demoed-at-computex-2011-01156308/feed/2156308TI OMAP 4 will be the chip Google builds Android Ice Cream Sandwich aroundhttps://www.slashgear.com/rumor-ti-omap-4-will-be-the-chip-google-builds-android-ice-cream-sandwich-around-01156141/
https://www.slashgear.com/rumor-ti-omap-4-will-be-the-chip-google-builds-android-ice-cream-sandwich-around-01156141/#commentsWed, 01 Jun 2011 14:27:59 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=156141When it comes to the Android Honeycomb world the chip that is in many of the tablets running the OS is the NVIDIA Tegra 2. NVIDIA has been showing off its next generation processor for tablets and more at Computex called Kal-El. The processor is a quad core and has major gaming capabilities that will appeal to tablet buyers. Despite … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/rumor-ti-omap-4-will-be-the-chip-google-builds-android-ice-cream-sandwich-around-01156141/feed/3156141Fujitsu Lifebook TH40/D gets hands on treatmenthttps://www.slashgear.com/fujitsu-lifebook-th40d-gets-hands-on-treatment-01156104/
https://www.slashgear.com/fujitsu-lifebook-th40d-gets-hands-on-treatment-01156104/#respondWed, 01 Jun 2011 11:45:36 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=156104We talked a little bit about the interesting looking Fujitsu TH40/D last month. This tablet reminds me a bit of the Asus Eee Pad Slider tablet. The TH40/D has the same slider style that the Eee Pad Slider sports with a screen that pops up to reveal a full keyboard underneath the screen. The TH40/D has turned up at Computex … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/fujitsu-lifebook-th40d-gets-hands-on-treatment-01156104/feed/0156104HP TouchPad spied at SanDisk Computex boothhttps://www.slashgear.com/hp-touchpad-spied-at-sandisk-computex-booth-01156096/
https://www.slashgear.com/hp-touchpad-spied-at-sandisk-computex-booth-01156096/#respondWed, 01 Jun 2011 11:06:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=156096We are already expecting to see the HP TouchPad running WebOS hit the market later this month. For now, the only place you can see the TouchPad in action and actually touch it is at Computex 2011. Computex is going on right now in Taiwan and there are all kinds of cool gadgets and gear coming out of the show. … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/hp-touchpad-spied-at-sandisk-computex-booth-01156096/feed/0156096Malta to sell thin Intel Canoe Lake reference design netbookhttps://www.slashgear.com/malta-to-sell-thin-intel-canoe-lake-reference-design-netbook-01156093/
https://www.slashgear.com/malta-to-sell-thin-intel-canoe-lake-reference-design-netbook-01156093/#respondWed, 01 Jun 2011 10:39:25 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=156093While perusing the halls at Computex 2011 the gang at JKKMobile ran across a familiar face and gleaned a bit of new detail on the device. You might recall at Computex 2010 we spied the Intel Canoe Lake reference design for a very thin netbook that was expected to sell for under $600. Those netbooks haven’t made it to stores … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/malta-to-sell-thin-intel-canoe-lake-reference-design-netbook-01156093/feed/0156093Lenovo IdeaPad U300s/U3s Ultrabook revealedhttps://www.slashgear.com/lenovo-ideapad-u300su3s-ultrabook-revealed-01156074/
https://www.slashgear.com/lenovo-ideapad-u300su3s-ultrabook-revealed-01156074/#commentsWed, 01 Jun 2011 09:09:45 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=156074Intel may have launched its Ultrabook platform with a demo of ASUS’ UX21, but that’s not the only Ultrabook at Computex this week. Lenovo has brought along the IdeaPad U300s/U3s, NotebookItalia spotted, a slender Sandy Bridge ultraportable channeling the style of the IdeaPad U260. Hardware specifications are unknown at the moment, as is release date and pricing, though of course … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/lenovo-ideapad-u300su3s-ultrabook-revealed-01156074/feed/8156074Acer Iconia M500 tablet runs MeeGo on Atomhttps://www.slashgear.com/acer-iconia-m500-tablet-runs-meego-on-atom-01156067/
https://www.slashgear.com/acer-iconia-m500-tablet-runs-meego-on-atom-01156067/#respondWed, 01 Jun 2011 08:36:39 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=156067Acer has revealed a new MeeGo tablet, the Acer Iconia M500, at Intel’s Computex 2011 keynote, similar in appearance to the Android-based Iconia Tab A500. The new slate has a 10-inch display running at 1280 x 800, and runs on an unspecified processor which we’re guessing will be Intel’s Atom Z670. Intel said earlier this week that it had managed to … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/acer-iconia-m500-tablet-runs-meego-on-atom-01156067/feed/0156067HomePlug Powerline networks electric cars from Audi, BMW, morehttps://www.slashgear.com/homeplug-powerline-networks-electric-cars-from-audi-bmw-more-01156051/
https://www.slashgear.com/homeplug-powerline-networks-electric-cars-from-audi-bmw-more-01156051/#respondWed, 01 Jun 2011 07:55:24 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=156051We usually associate HomePlug products with straightforward ways to spread your internet connection around the house using mains cabling rather than WiFi but, if the Powerline Alliance has its way, your future hybrid or all-electric car may also be using the system to talk to your power supply. Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche and Volkswagen have all thrown in with the … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/homeplug-powerline-networks-electric-cars-from-audi-bmw-more-01156051/feed/0156051AMD Trinity APU confirmed for 2012; Z-Series for tablets imminenthttps://www.slashgear.com/amd-trinity-apu-confirmed-for-2012-z-series-for-tablets-imminent-01156049/
https://www.slashgear.com/amd-trinity-apu-confirmed-for-2012-z-series-for-tablets-imminent-01156049/#commentsWed, 01 Jun 2011 07:40:28 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=156049AMD has officially unveiled its next-gen Fusion chip, Trinity, which will replace the current APU, Llano, in 2012. Presented at Computex 2011 earlier today, Trinity uses the Bulldozer APU and will drop next year; until then, of course, there’s Llano’s official launch as the VISION A-Series of chips next month, broken down into three tiers: A4, A6 and A8. The … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/amd-trinity-apu-confirmed-for-2012-z-series-for-tablets-imminent-01156049/feed/2156049Padfone-Like Tablet With iPhone Dock By ECShttps://www.slashgear.com/padfone-like-tablet-with-iphone-dock-by-ecs-31155962/
https://www.slashgear.com/padfone-like-tablet-with-iphone-dock-by-ecs-31155962/#commentsTue, 31 May 2011 18:41:42 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155962The big buzz of the Computex 2011 pre-show was certainly the ASUS Padfone, the “revolutionary” tablet and smartphone hybrid. That announcement soon brought attention to similar concepts, including the Smart Book by AlwaysInnovating and the TransPhone by CMIT. And now we can add one more to the roster with an unnamed prototype from ECS. ECS is more known for manufacturing … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/padfone-like-tablet-with-iphone-dock-by-ecs-31155962/feed/7155962Computex 2011: Day One Wrap-Uphttps://www.slashgear.com/computex-2011-day-one-wrap-up-31155926/
https://www.slashgear.com/computex-2011-day-one-wrap-up-31155926/#commentsTue, 31 May 2011 16:17:30 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155926Hard to believe it, given the torrent of tech yesterday, but Computex 2011 only really kicked off properly in Taipei this morning. Intel delivered the biggest keynote, announcing its Ultrabook platform which, the chip giant hopes, will supplant generic ultraportables and grab 40-percent of the market by the end of next year. Sandy Bridge and, in 2012, Ivy Bridge processors will be … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/computex-2011-day-one-wrap-up-31155926/feed/1155926MSI Wind Box DC540 and Hetis H61 join compact DC100 nettophttps://www.slashgear.com/msi-wind-box-dc540-and-hetis-h61-join-compact-dc100-nettop-31155911/
https://www.slashgear.com/msi-wind-box-dc540-and-hetis-h61-join-compact-dc100-nettop-31155911/#respondTue, 31 May 2011 15:01:33 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155911MSI doesn’t just have new notebooks and a stonkingly fast video card for Computex; the company has also brought a new range of Wind Box compact desktops. The MSI Wind Box DC100 we’ve already seen at CeBIT, but the Wind Box DC540 and Hetis H61 – offering a choice of AMD or Intel Core processors, depending on model, as well … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/msi-wind-box-dc540-and-hetis-h61-join-compact-dc100-nettop-31155911/feed/0155911Acer W4 mango smartphone specs revealedhttps://www.slashgear.com/acer-w4-mango-smartphone-specs-revealed-31155912/
https://www.slashgear.com/acer-w4-mango-smartphone-specs-revealed-31155912/#commentsTue, 31 May 2011 14:13:50 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155912Microsoft is hard at work on getting the Mango update to Windows Phone 7 ready for the prime time later this year. The company has been talking up a lot of the new partners that will be offering smartphones running Mango. Last week Microsoft announced that Acer, Fujitsu, and ZTE would all be producing Mango smartphones. We already know Nokia … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/acer-w4-mango-smartphone-specs-revealed-31155912/feed/5155912SanDisk debuts new SSD U100 and iSSD i100 for tablets and ultra-thin notebookshttps://www.slashgear.com/sandisk-debuts-new-ssd-u100-and-issd-i100-for-tablets-and-ultra-thin-notebooks-31155891/
https://www.slashgear.com/sandisk-debuts-new-ssd-u100-and-issd-i100-for-tablets-and-ultra-thin-notebooks-31155891/#commentsTue, 31 May 2011 13:05:44 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155891SanDisk makes a lot of flash-based storage gear from memory cards to SSDs that turn up in consumer systems and are used by OEMs for tablets and other devices. SanDisk has announced a pair of new SSDs at Computex 2011 called the SanDisk SSD series U100 and the SanDisk iSSD integrated storage device is a new capacity for the i100. … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/sandisk-debuts-new-ssd-u100-and-issd-i100-for-tablets-and-ultra-thin-notebooks-31155891/feed/3155891Broadcom unveils BCM43142, first 40nm WiFi and Bluetooth combo chip in the industryhttps://www.slashgear.com/broadcom-unveils-bcm43142-first-40nm-wifi-and-bluetooth-combo-chip-in-the-industry-31155870/
https://www.slashgear.com/broadcom-unveils-bcm43142-first-40nm-wifi-and-bluetooth-combo-chip-in-the-industry-31155870/#respondTue, 31 May 2011 12:45:21 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155870Broadcom has announced an industry first at Computex. The announcement is of the first 40nm WiFi and Bluetooth combo chip. The chip is called the BCM43142 InConcert combo chip. It is aimed at the notebook and netbook market where the reduced size and power consumption are of the most benefit. Smaller size means that the machines can potentially be made … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/broadcom-unveils-bcm43142-first-40nm-wifi-and-bluetooth-combo-chip-in-the-industry-31155870/feed/0155870MSI debuts N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition video card, claims world’s fastest titlehttps://www.slashgear.com/msi-debuts-n580gtx-lightning-xtreme-edition-video-card-claims-worlds-fastest-title-31155859/
https://www.slashgear.com/msi-debuts-n580gtx-lightning-xtreme-edition-video-card-claims-worlds-fastest-title-31155859/#respondTue, 31 May 2011 12:06:02 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155859Companies that make video cards like to lay claim to the title of world’s fastest when they can. AMD and NVIDIA like to do the same thing trading the title back and forth. MSI has unveiled a new video card at Computex 2011 called the N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition. This isn’t the first video card from MSI packing in the … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/msi-debuts-n580gtx-lightning-xtreme-edition-video-card-claims-worlds-fastest-title-31155859/feed/0155859MSI debuts new notebooks at Computex 2011 including G, C, X, and F series machineshttps://www.slashgear.com/msi-debuts-new-notebooks-at-computex-2011-including-g-c-x-and-f-series-machines-31155852/
https://www.slashgear.com/msi-debuts-new-notebooks-at-computex-2011-including-g-c-x-and-f-series-machines-31155852/#respondTue, 31 May 2011 11:43:57 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155852MSI has offered up several new notebooks at Computex 2011 today that include the new G Series machines aimed at the mobile gamer. The series includes the GT780, GT683, and GE620 models. They all use the Intel second gen Core i7 processors. The GT780 and GT683 both have 16GB of DDR3 RAM and use the newly announced GTX 560M GPU … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/msi-debuts-new-notebooks-at-computex-2011-including-g-c-x-and-f-series-machines-31155852/feed/0155852Pixel Qi demos super-slim panels; smartphone and bistable on roadmap [Video]https://www.slashgear.com/pixel-qi-demos-super-slim-panels-smartphone-and-bistable-on-roadmap-video-31155841/
https://www.slashgear.com/pixel-qi-demos-super-slim-panels-smartphone-and-bistable-on-roadmap-video-31155841/#commentsTue, 31 May 2011 10:49:58 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155841Pixel Qi had promised some new screen technology at Computex this week, and the company has delivered, with a fresh 10.1-inch super-thin panel. Unlike the existing 10.1-inch screen, as used in the Notion Ink Adam, the new panel runs at 1280 x 800 making it ideal for Android Honeycomb slates; meanwhile, as ARMdevices‘ video demo shows, it’s far more sunlight-visible … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/pixel-qi-demos-super-slim-panels-smartphone-and-bistable-on-roadmap-video-31155841/feed/3155841Android 3.1 packing Eee Pad Transformer supports PS3 and Xbox 360 gaming controllershttps://www.slashgear.com/android-3-1-packing-eee-pad-transformer-supports-ps3-and-xbox-360-gaming-controllers-31155843/
https://www.slashgear.com/android-3-1-packing-eee-pad-transformer-supports-ps3-and-xbox-360-gaming-controllers-31155843/#commentsTue, 31 May 2011 10:36:25 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155843The Asus Eee Pad Transformer is one of the coolest and most desirable tablets on the market. We put up our review of the Transformer not too long ago and came away feeling pretty good about the Asus offering. We also mentioned last week that the tablet was getting an OTA update to Android 3.1 this week. Tablets with the … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/android-3-1-packing-eee-pad-transformer-supports-ps3-and-xbox-360-gaming-controllers-31155843/feed/1155843Qualcomm dual-core Honeycomb tablet outed [Video]https://www.slashgear.com/qualcomm-dual-core-honeycomb-tablet-outed-video-31155824/
https://www.slashgear.com/qualcomm-dual-core-honeycomb-tablet-outed-video-31155824/#commentsTue, 31 May 2011 10:14:27 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155824Qualcomm‘s own Uplinq conference may be starting later today in San Diego, but that hasn’t stopped the chip company from turning up at Computex with some hardware to play with. Quanta had prepared a 10-inch tablet running on Qualcomm’s latest dual-core Snapdragon, NetbookNews reports, running Android 3.0. So far the bulk of the Honeycomb tablets we’ve seen have been running NVIDIA’s Tegra … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/qualcomm-dual-core-honeycomb-tablet-outed-video-31155824/feed/1155824ASUS ROG range gets dual-GTX 580 MARS II video card, motherboards, morehttps://www.slashgear.com/asus-rog-range-gets-dual-gtx-580-mars-ii-video-card-motherboards-more-31155819/
https://www.slashgear.com/asus-rog-range-gets-dual-gtx-580-mars-ii-video-card-motherboards-more-31155819/#respondTue, 31 May 2011 09:00:18 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155819ASUS’ glasses-free 3D gaming notebook will likely get most of the attention, but the Republic of Gamers team has also brought along plenty of kit for the DIY enthusiast. In addition to the ROG Crosshair V Formula series motherboard shown yesterday there are the ROG Maximus IV Extreme-Z and ROG Maximus IV GENE-Z motherboards, plus the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 based ROG MATRIX … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/asus-rog-range-gets-dual-gtx-580-mars-ii-video-card-motherboards-more-31155819/feed/0155819ASUS ROG G53SX Naked Eye 3D gaming notebook arrives (& brings friends)https://www.slashgear.com/asus-rog-g53sx-naked-eye-3d-gaming-notebook-arrives-brings-friends-31155815/
https://www.slashgear.com/asus-rog-g53sx-naked-eye-3d-gaming-notebook-arrives-brings-friends-31155815/#respondTue, 31 May 2011 08:46:38 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155815You didn’t think ASUS was going to leave it at a single Republic of Gamers motherboard and a clutch of tablets did you? The company’s computing arm has brought a whole bevy of ROG-branded kit to Computex this week, including everything from video cards, gaming notebooks and desktops, 3D displays and more. Top of the tree is probably the ASUS … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/asus-rog-g53sx-naked-eye-3d-gaming-notebook-arrives-brings-friends-31155815/feed/0155815ViewSonic V3D245wm-LED 24-inch 3D LCD revealedhttps://www.slashgear.com/viewsonic-v3d245wm-led-24-inch-3d-lcd-revealed-31155810/
https://www.slashgear.com/viewsonic-v3d245wm-led-24-inch-3d-lcd-revealed-31155810/#respondTue, 31 May 2011 08:28:34 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155810ViewSonic has outed its latest LCD monitor, and it has high hopes for the 24-inch ViewSonic V3D245wm-LED. Billed as “the ultimate 3D monitor” it offers an integrated 3D emitter for use with the bundled active shutter classes, as well as offering HDMI 1.4a input and Full HD 1080p resolution with a 120Hz refresh rate. There are the usual overblown dynamic contrast … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/viewsonic-v3d245wm-led-24-inch-3d-lcd-revealed-31155810/feed/0155810Intel Rapid Start and Smart Connect promise instant-resume & morehttps://www.slashgear.com/intel-rapid-start-and-smart-connect-promise-instant-resume-more-31155807/
https://www.slashgear.com/intel-rapid-start-and-smart-connect-promise-instant-resume-more-31155807/#respondTue, 31 May 2011 08:20:05 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155807Ultrabook may be the fancy branding, but Intel isn’t relying solely on a swish name to make its Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge notebooks appealing. Later in 2011 will come various “responsiveness innovations” including a MacBook Air-style instant-resume feature called Rapid Start, which promises just 5-6 seconds between hibernation and being ready to use, along with Smart Connect, for streamlining social … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/intel-rapid-start-and-smart-connect-promise-instant-resume-more-31155807/feed/0155807Intel Atom accelerates: Cedar Trail for netbooks, Medfield for sub-9mm gaming tabletshttps://www.slashgear.com/intel-atom-accelerates-cedar-trail-for-netbooks-medfield-for-sub-9mm-gaming-tablets-31155794/
https://www.slashgear.com/intel-atom-accelerates-cedar-trail-for-netbooks-medfield-for-sub-9mm-gaming-tablets-31155794/#commentsTue, 31 May 2011 07:56:47 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155794It’s not just Ultrabooks that Intel is pushing at Computex this year: the chip company also has Atom news to share. That concerns Cedar Trail and a Moore’s Law outpacing shift to a yearly die-shrink schedule: Intel reckons Atom chips will shift through the 32nm of Cedar Trail, past 22nm, and hit 12nm within three successive years. Technically impressive, but … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/intel-atom-accelerates-cedar-trail-for-netbooks-medfield-for-sub-9mm-gaming-tablets-31155794/feed/1155794Intel Ultrabook debuts: sub-$1k Sandy/Ivy Bridge ultraportableshttps://www.slashgear.com/intel-ultrabook-debuts-sub-1k-sandyivy-bridge-ultraportables-31155790/
https://www.slashgear.com/intel-ultrabook-debuts-sub-1k-sandyivy-bridge-ultraportables-31155790/#commentsTue, 31 May 2011 07:37:56 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155790Intel isn’t willing to let ARM grab all the ultraportable mindshare, and the chip behemoth has obviously decided that some judicious rebranding is what’s needed. At Computex 2011 day one, Intel announced its new Ultrabook segment, initially using second-gen Sandy Bridge Core processors (before graduating to 22nm Ivy Bridge chips in early 2012) in sub-0.8-inch thick chassis and with “mainstream price points” that … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/intel-ultrabook-debuts-sub-1k-sandyivy-bridge-ultraportables-31155790/feed/2155790ASUS ROG Crosshair V Formula, SABERTOOTH 990FX and M5A99/97 motherboards outedhttps://www.slashgear.com/asus-rog-crosshair-v-formula-sabertooth-990fx-and-m5a9997-motherboards-outed-30155627/
https://www.slashgear.com/asus-rog-crosshair-v-formula-sabertooth-990fx-and-m5a9997-motherboards-outed-30155627/#respondMon, 30 May 2011 16:18:39 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155627ASUS has brought motherboards to Computex as well as tablets and notebooks, with several new AMD 9 Series models offering things like AMD CrossFireX, NVIDIA SLI and Intel ThunderBolt connectivity depending on ‘board. The ASUS M5A99/97 Series, the TUF SABERTOOTH 990FX and the ROG Crosshair V Formula all support 990FX/990X/970 chipsets and AM3+ CPUs, with the Republic of Gamers ‘board having a ThunderBolt … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/asus-rog-crosshair-v-formula-sabertooth-990fx-and-m5a9997-motherboards-outed-30155627/feed/0155627ASUS Padfone: Twice as appealing or doubly-dumb?https://www.slashgear.com/asus-padfone-twice-as-appealing-or-doubly-dumb-30155605/
https://www.slashgear.com/asus-padfone-twice-as-appealing-or-doubly-dumb-30155605/#commentsMon, 30 May 2011 15:38:10 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155605Maybe it was too many Transformers toys when I was younger, or because I have a frustrated engineer inside me, but I – like plenty of others – can’t take my eyes off the ASUS Padfone. The new tablet/smartphone hybrid, fresh (after a leak or two) to Computex 2011 this morning, taps into a geeky, childish “slot this gadget into … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/asus-padfone-twice-as-appealing-or-doubly-dumb-30155605/feed/32155605ViewSonic ViewPad 10Pro packs BlueStacks Android app virtualizationhttps://www.slashgear.com/viewsonic-viewpad-10pro-packs-bluestacks-android-app-virtualization-30155622/
https://www.slashgear.com/viewsonic-viewpad-10pro-packs-bluestacks-android-app-virtualization-30155622/#respondMon, 30 May 2011 15:24:40 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155622All of a sudden, ViewSonic’s new ViewPad 10Pro tablet is looking a lot more interesting. Although billed as a dual-OS slate, which led us to believe it would switch between Windows 7 and Android in the same way as the older ViewPad 10, in fact the 10Pro uses BlueStacks, the clever Parallels-but-for-Android-apps-on-Windows software we first mentioned back in April. Rather than … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/viewsonic-viewpad-10pro-packs-bluestacks-android-app-virtualization-30155622/feed/0155622Computex 2011: Day Zero Wrap-Uphttps://www.slashgear.com/computex-2011-day-zero-wrap-up-30155576/
https://www.slashgear.com/computex-2011-day-zero-wrap-up-30155576/#respondMon, 30 May 2011 13:43:07 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155576Did you dream about a hybrid smartphone/tablet? It’s only morning in North America, but already the Computex 2011 pre-show presentations have been and gone, ahead of the show-proper opening on Tuesday. There’s plenty to see, too, with the East Asian companies bringing out their take on tablets and attempting to find a gap in the iPad’s armor, among other things. … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/computex-2011-day-zero-wrap-up-30155576/feed/0155576NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M GPU lands in gaming notebooks at Computexhttps://www.slashgear.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-560m-gpu-lands-in-gaming-notebooks-at-computex-30155582/
https://www.slashgear.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-560m-gpu-lands-in-gaming-notebooks-at-computex-30155582/#respondMon, 30 May 2011 13:10:39 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155582NVIDIA has offered up the new GTX 560M GPU for notebook computers at Computex bringing the first of the 500M series of GPUs to market. NVIDIA says that the GTX 560M will hit the “sweet spot” for gaming notebooks with the ability to play games in 1080p resolution with support for DirectX 11. This GPU is also the first to … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-560m-gpu-lands-in-gaming-notebooks-at-computex-30155582/feed/0155582Linaro and Samsung offer devs Origen board with Exynos 4210 chipsethttps://www.slashgear.com/linaro-and-samsung-offer-devs-origen-board-with-exynos-4210-chipset-30155578/
https://www.slashgear.com/linaro-and-samsung-offer-devs-origen-board-with-exynos-4210-chipset-30155578/#commentsMon, 30 May 2011 12:46:59 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155578Linaro and Samsung have announced that they have collaborated to bring developers of open source devices a new development tool packing some of the best Samsung hardware around. The new tool is a developers board called the Origen board that runs the Samsung Exynos 4210 chipset that lives inside some of the most popular Android devices on the market like … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/linaro-and-samsung-offer-devs-origen-board-with-exynos-4210-chipset-30155578/feed/2155578LG P220 notebook has super thin LCD bezel and boxy Mac stylehttps://www.slashgear.com/lg-p220-notebook-has-super-thin-lcd-bezel-and-boxy-mac-style-30155558/
https://www.slashgear.com/lg-p220-notebook-has-super-thin-lcd-bezel-and-boxy-mac-style-30155558/#commentsMon, 30 May 2011 11:08:54 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155558Generally, with any tech show we see a lot of new products that are talked up to the point where we are tired of hearing about them from some manufacturers at the show. Then we get other products that have interesting features that are never mentioned and you only find if you happen to wander around the company’s booth and … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/lg-p220-notebook-has-super-thin-lcd-bezel-and-boxy-mac-style-30155558/feed/5155558ASUS PadFone hands-on roundup [Video]https://www.slashgear.com/asus-padfone-hands-on-roundup-video-30155523/
https://www.slashgear.com/asus-padfone-hands-on-roundup-video-30155523/#commentsMon, 30 May 2011 10:57:04 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155523ASUS’ PadFone is currently splitting opinion at Computex 2011, and not just because the company has bizarrely chosen to brand the décolletage of its demo model. As well as a couple of ASUS-made demos, we’re seeing a number of hands-on first impressions of the hybrid phone/tablet prototype, and we’ve gathered them all up for you after the cut. NetbookNews and … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/asus-padfone-hands-on-roundup-video-30155523/feed/6155523Asus UX series notebooks shown off at Computexhttps://www.slashgear.com/asus-ux-series-notebooks-break-cover-30155549/
https://www.slashgear.com/asus-ux-series-notebooks-break-cover-30155549/#commentsMon, 30 May 2011 10:51:53 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155549Asus always has a big presence at Computex and this year is no exception. One of the new items that Asus is showing off at Computex this year is the new UX series ultraportable notebook. The line was developed in close cooperation with Intel and the big feature of the line is the thin profile. Asus says that the cool … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/asus-ux-series-notebooks-break-cover-30155549/feed/3155549MSI announces new full HD LED Super Color screens and more for AIOs at Computexhttps://www.slashgear.com/msi-announces-new-full-hd-led-super-color-screens-and-more-aios-at-computex-30155534/
https://www.slashgear.com/msi-announces-new-full-hd-led-super-color-screens-and-more-aios-at-computex-30155534/#respondMon, 30 May 2011 10:23:37 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155534MSI has been offering AIO computers for a long time now and the company has announced at Computex that it is giving some of its popular models new screens that users will enjoy. The three machines getting the new screens include the AE2211G, the AE2211, and the AP2011. The machines are also all getting MSI’s new cloud applications Smart Media … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/msi-announces-new-full-hd-led-super-color-screens-and-more-aios-at-computex-30155534/feed/0155534Gigabyte unveils new Booktop M2432 notebook at Computexhttps://www.slashgear.com/gigabyte-unveils-new-booktop-m2432-notebook-at-computex-30155522/
https://www.slashgear.com/gigabyte-unveils-new-booktop-m2432-notebook-at-computex-30155522/#respondMon, 30 May 2011 09:50:40 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=155522Computex 2011 is here and that means hoards of new tech gear will be debuting today and over the week. Gigabyte has a new notebook right out of the gate called the Booktop M2432 that it is debuting. The machine has a nicely sized 14-inch screen and it is the follow-up to the Booktop M1405. Gigabyte claims that the machine … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/gigabyte-unveils-new-booktop-m2432-notebook-at-computex-30155522/feed/0155522